Monday, October 4, 2021
Have you ever paid close attention to how others express themselves? The most common form of expression, if you can call it that, is complaining. Most of us express what’s wrong. But I believe that negative expression is a reflection of feeling poorly about oneself, not necessarily about the situation one is in. Actually, situations are neutral. It’s our processing of them that causes suffering. Suffering is wanting something that you don’t have, or having something that you don’t want.
Remember that all of your experiences are constructed, and so is your interpretation of them. Each of the five senses is a constructed phenomenon. Take sight for example, colors and textures are reflected in the light, that light travels to the lens of your eye, through the retina, and an “image” appears in the brain. All of the senses are an internal experience. And your emotions are an internal reaction to those experiences. And the expression of these emotions and reactions to them are a physical manifestation of your internal, constructed condition.
Pay close attention to how you express yourself. Express a more loving and positive internal condition. How you express yourself is a reflection of how you feel about life, yourself, and everything. Express kindness. Express patience. Express acceptance. If there is something to correct, or if you have to talk about something challenging, try to avoid expressing judgement. You can still talk about complicated things, if you express yourself lovingly, peacefully, and openly. Don’t forget that you are an expression of creation’s love, no matter what today holds. Recognize your responsibility to express yourself as a vehicle of love (not of complaining or of anger), no matter how ugly the rest of the world seems.